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xendude's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, and Deadnaming
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Violence and Toxic relationship
aimzthereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Outing and Alcohol
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Abandonment
imstephtacular's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Cursing, Mental illness, and Outing
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual content
kayladaila's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Infidelity, Outing, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization
housedominic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Dysphoria, Bullying, Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
beca_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Outing, Child abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Self harm
spottedcow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization
betweentheshelves's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I just don't think McSmith's writing style is for me. This book was very much a mixed bag for me. Full review to come next week!
Graphic: Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
There are also a lot of mentions of conversion therapy